Trouser support



y 15, 1951 w. A. SIMONS 2,553,116

TROUSER SUPPORT Filed Feb. 7, 1949 Wesley A 5 imons Patented May 15, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TROUSER SUPPORT Wesley Simons, Tangent, Oreg.

Application February 7, 1949, Serial No. 74,968

' 4 Claims. 1

This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structural refinements in supports for hangers for trousers, and .a principal object of the'invention is to facilitate convenient, expeditious and efficient suspension and handling of trousers in the process of cleaning or dyeing, this being effected in such manner that the possibility of shrinkage is substantially minimized if not completely eliminated andmarking of'the garment by the conventionally employed clamps is avoided.

This object is achieved by the provision of the instant support which includes in its construction a pair of extendable and retractable arms provided at their ends with perpendicular members which are resiliently urged in engagement with the trouser cuff, so that suspension of the trousers is achieved without actually securing them to the support.

An important feature of the invention involves the provision of a suspension hook on the support and also, a handle on the support whereby the latter may be easily and conveniently carried with or without the trousers thereon.

Another feature of the invention resides in the particular structural arrangement of the extendable and retractable arms of the support.

Some of the advantages of the invention lie in its simplicity of construction, in its convenient operation and in its adaptability to accommodate trousers of different sizes.

Another advantage of the invention resides ,in

its adaptability to economical manufacture. j,

With the above more important objects and features in view and such other objects and features as may become apparent as this specifica; tion proceeds, the invention consists essentially of the arrangement and construction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of the invention showing a trouser leg in dotted lines as being applied to one of the two arms of the support;

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the invention per se, the same being partially broken away so as to reveal its construction, and

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view, taken substantially in the plane of the line 3-3 in Figure 2.

Like characters of reference are employed to designate like parts in the specification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the invention consists of a trouser support designated generally by the reference char- 2 acter 10, the same embodying in its construction a pair of extendable and retractable arms l2 disposed in spaced parallel relation and each consisting of a tubular section M and a rod section It which is slidably telescoped in the tubular section, as will be clearly apparent.

The inner ends of the tubular sections M are diametrically enlarged by having secured thereon tubular sleeves I8 which, in turn, are preferably formed with an integral cross piece 20 whereby the arms l2 are retained in their spaced parallel relation. It is to be noted that an intermediate portion of the cross piece 20 is arched as at 22 to accommodate a suspension hook 24 whereby the entire device may be hung from suitable supporting structure during the cleaning process.

The outer ends of the sections iii are rigidly secured by welding, or the like, to intermediate portions of perpendicular trouser cufi engaging members 2'6, the upper portions of the latter being substantially straight while their lower portions are inwardly arcuated as at 28.

Similar cuff engaging members 30 are provided at the outer ends of the tubular sections M, the members 39 also having inwardly arcuated lower portions 32 while their upper extremities are connected together by a transverse tie bar 34. In effect, the members 30 together with the tie bar 34 may be formed integrally from one piece of material having a substantially U-shaped configuration, and it is to be noted that intermediate portions of the members fill-have welded or otherwise secured thereto a pair of short pegs 36 which are pressed or otherwise secured in the outer end portions of the sections l4 whereby the arms I2 are attached to the members 39.

A compression spring 38 is positioned in each of the tubular sections l4, these springs engaging at one end the pegs 36 and at'the remaining end the inner ends of the rod sections it as is best shown in Figure 2, whereby the sections I4, [6 are urged outwardly in opposite directions to their extended positions. It is to be also noted that the sections it are provided with longitudinally extending slots 40 and that suitable stop elements,

preferably assuming the form of set screws 42, are provided in the inner end portions of the sections The elements 42 are slidable in the slots 40 and since the slots have closed ends, the elements t? effectively restrict the extent of sliding movement of the sections l4, IS in both directions.

When the invention is placed in use, one of the sections I6 is simply slid into the associated section [4 against the resiliency of the spring 38 in the latter, whereby the associated members 26, 30 are drawn together to a sufiicient extent to facilitate insertion thereof in the trouser cuff as indicated at M in Figure 1. The arcuated portions 28, 32 of the respective members 26, 30 substantially facilitate this inserting operation, after which the sections l4, It may be permitted to extend themselves by the resiliency of the associated spring 33, so that the trouser cuff is securely retained in position on the arm. A similar procedure is followed in applying the second trouser cuff to the remaining arm of the device, after which the support, together with the trousers thereon, may be suspended from suitable supporting structure by means of the hook 24.

The aforementioned tie bar 34 actually performs a double function, namely, that of assist-.

ing the cross piece 2!) in connecting together the arms l2, and secondly, that of providing what may be called a handle by means of which the device, with or without trousers, may be conveniently carried from one location to another. It is to be noted that the tie bar 3 being disposed at the upper ends of the members 3%, does not interfere with the insertion of the members in the trouser cuff.

In addition to providing stops, the aforementioned elements 42in theslots 40 effectively prevent relative rotation of the sections l4, is, thus assuring that the members 26, 3B retain their perpendicular position.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will be clearly apparent from the foregoing disclosure and accordingly, further description at this point is deemed unnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the'preferred embodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having described the claimed as new is:

1. A trouser support comprising a pair of extendable and retractable arms disposed in spaced parallel relation and each consisting of a pair 'of slidably telescoped and relatively non-rotatable sections, resilient means for sliding the sections in each pair outwardly to their extended positions, stop means for restricting outward sliding of said sections, perpendicular trouser cuff engaging members provided at the outer ends of each pair of the sections, a combined tie bar and handle connecting together said members at one end of said arms, a cross piece extending between the sections intermediate the ends of said arms, and a suspension hook provided on said cross piece.

invention, what is 2. A trouser support comprising a pair of tubes, a U-shaped cross member having the legs thereof secured adjacent one end of each of said tubes, said cross member lying in a plane transverse the plane defined by said tubes, rods slidably disposed in said tubes, trouser cuff engaging members attached to one end of each of said tubes and to one end of each of said rods, resilient means disposed between said cuff engaging members on said tubes and said rods yieldingly urging said rods outwardly of said tubes, and means attached to said cross member for mounting said trouser support.

3. A trouser support comprising a pair of tubes, a U-shaped cross member having the legs thereof secured adjacent a first end of each of said tubes, said cross member lying in a plane transverse the plane defined by said tubes, rods slidably disposed in said tubes and extending outwardly of the first end thereof, a first set of cuff engaging members attached to the free end of said rods, a second set of cuff engaging members attached to the second. end of said tubes, resilient means disposed in said tubes and terminally abutting said second set of cuff engaging members and the inner ends of said rods, and means carried by said cross member for mounting saidsupport.

4, A trouser support comprising a pair of tubes, a U-shaped cross member having the legs thereof secured adjacent a first end of each of said tubes, said-cross member lying in a plane transverse the plane defined bysaid tubes, rods slidably disposed -in said tubes and extending out-v wardly of the first end thereof, a first set of cuff-engaging members attached to the free end of said rods, a second set of cuff engaging members attached to the second end of said tubes, resilient means disposed in said tubes and terminally abutting said second set of cuff engaging members and the inner ends of said rods, and means carried by said cross member for mounting said support, a U-shaped tie-bar attached adjacent the second endv of said tubes, said tie-bar lying in a plane transverse the plane of said tubes, said first and second set of cuff engaging members extending substantially parallel to the legs of said tie-bar.

WESLEY A. SIMONS.

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